Cherished Saturday Mornings

After only a few weeks of Kindergarten I have realized that our lives are forever changed. We now once again belong to the "Weekends-are-priceless" club. Having to wake up Monday thru Friday, quickly get ready and off to school by 7:55a is all of the hazing necessary to belong. Its been over 7 years since I've been a part of this organization, but I am rapidly remembering all that this association entails. Oshyn was thrilled to get to stay in his pjs for a bit and watch Saturday morning cartoons. Cruz came down and joined him while I ran off to the store to get some final goods for banana bread/muffins. They were highly content as Beau slept and continued to be until I got home. All of this brought me back to my own Saturday mornings growing up...

I would wake up I'm sure pretty early and watch Saturday morning cartoons (isn't that a given for all kids?). Later my Mom would make pancakes for Chad & french toast for me or sometimes my Dad would go get some fresh glazed donuts from the store and we'd eat them with a glass of cold milk. Either way, a weekend treat. My Dad would read the newspaper and I would read the comic page on the patio outside. Most places this would only work for a few months, but in Arizona we enjoyed the fresh morning air year around (maybe with the misters on in the summer). Simple, yet I fondly remember these mornings and I guess not having them everyday is what makes them so cherished.

So I guess it won't be so bad making our own favored Saturday morning rituals. Besides, who said we had a choice about the Monday-Friday anyways?

As for the Banana Bread/Muffins, they were delicious and easy.

Here's the recipe (from Tricky Nikki):

5 tbsp butter

1/2 c sugar

1/2 c brown sugar

1 lg egg

2 egg whites

1 tsp vanilla

1/3 c chopped walnuts

1 1/2 super ripe mashed bananas

1 3/4 c flour (works with rice flour too)

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp baking powder

1/2 c heavy cream

Beat butter, add sugars--beat well, add eggs & vanilla and beat again, add bananas--beat again. Combine dry ingredients in separate bowl and alternate adding d.i. with cream--ending with flour. Pour batter into greased and floured bread pan (or put in muffin tins) and bake at 350 for 1 hour (or about 20 minutes for muffins). Enjoy!